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Smiles in Exile – Syrian Children Can Tell It All

March 15, 20160219 Frédéric Séguin

They are not just refugees, they are, above all, human beings just like us. Medias always portray them as a whole tragedy but behind the tragedy there are people.

As a photojournalist I wanted to show the people and more than that, their hopes. I was not disappointed as joy and gratitude to be safe and walking towards a new life radiated in their eyes and smiles.

Let me show you some of my favorite Smiles in Exile.

Smiles in Exile – Syrian Children Can Tell It All - Frédéric Séguin - MPC Journal

Palia had so much fun trying to make soap bubbles and I must admit I put the camera down to make some bubbles myself. I could have been playing with one of my own little cousins just the same. Skala Sikamineas, Lesvos, Greece.

Smiles in Exile – Syrian Children Can Tell It All - Frédéric Séguin - MPC Journal

This smile broke my heart and always will. I know that whatever happens in my life, if he can smile, I also should. Syrian boy in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon.

Smiles in Exile – Syrian Children Can Tell It All - Frédéric Séguin - MPC Journal

A child smiling and playing, something we don’t find unusual in our lives, it should not be unusual for them either. Tabanovce, Macedonia (FYROM).

Smiles in Exile – Syrian Children Can Tell It All - Frédéric Séguin - MPC Journal

All he had left was this cookie and his smile. He offered both to me but I only took the smile and a picture. Trying to protect himself from the rain in the camp of Moria, Lesvos Island, Greece.

Smiles in Exile – Syrian Children Can Tell It All - Frédéric Séguin - MPC Journal

I don’t have children but I try to imagine how hard it should be to bring the most precious person in your life on such a dangerous journey. What an immense relief it must be to watch the sunset over the beach after such a perilous moment is over. Lesvos Island, Greece.

Smiles in Exile – Syrian Children Can Tell It All - Frédéric Séguin - MPC Journal

I once fell in the water fully dressed when I was a kid. Soaked and cold, my family helped me getting into dry clothes. When refugees arrive on the island all wet and disoriented, they have nowhere to go and no dry clothes at the ready. These thermal blankets provided by volunteers have saved countless lives on the island and are still in high demand. Lesvos Island, Greece.

Smiles in Exile – Syrian Children Can Tell It All - Frédéric Séguin - MPC Journal

“Sawarini, sawarini, sawarini”, the Arabic words I’ve heard most often when I was in the refugee camps in Lebanon. It means, “take a picture of me”. It is incredibly nice to spend some time with the kids and play with them while taking pictures but it makes you realize how few entertainment and exterior visits they have. Bekaa Valley, Lebanon.

Smiles in Exile – Syrian Children Can Tell It All - Frédéric Séguin - MPC Journal

Young, I had only to ask my parents for a pencil when I lost one, never realizing how precious it was. With a smile like this, it’s easy to see that this Syrian child knew perfectly how precious a pencil can be. UNICEF tent in Geveglija, Macedonia (FYROM).

Smiles in Exile – Syrian Children Can Tell It All - Frédéric Séguin - MPC Journal

Brave little man walking with his family from the Greek border of Idomeni to Macedonia (FYROM) takes time to wave and smile at the lucky photographer. To this day, I can’t help but smile just by looking at the picture. Since it was taken, Macedonia (FYROM) closed its borders to all refugees except Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis. Gevgelija, Macedonia (FYROM).

Smiles in Exile – Syrian Children Can Tell It All - Frédéric Séguin - MPC Journal

In the harshest conditions I met so far following the refugees, I thought no one could smile, especially not me. This boy had not given up on hope and his eyes were still shining and his smile radiating. There is always a way to smile, always. Moria, Lesvos, Greece.

Smiles in Exile – Syrian Children Can Tell It All - Frédéric Séguin - MPC Journal

Smiles in Exile – Syrian Children Can Tell It All - Frédéric Séguin - MPC Journal

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